The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits qualifying employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to treat a serious medical condition or to care for an immediate family member with a serious medical condition.
One of the differences about having a pet in a classroom vs. at home is that a classroom is noisier and the pet must become used to many people. This can be stressful on some animals, and we want to keep stress on our pet to a minimum.
Primary Learning Objective(s): Students will state reasons why plants are living things. Students will compare the similarities between animals and plants. Students will identify the four main parts of a plant and state how each part helps the plant to survive..)Introduce the lesson by asking students to share information about their pets. Ask students about the things their pets need to live. Explain that animals are living things. Ask students about other living things, then mention that plants are also living things.